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self-centered diane feinstein's staff joined in my offices in the russell building. my chief of staff at the time gave him full access. one of senator feinstein's staff members commented on that, a republican office giving democrats a free range? but my chief of staff just said, they have full access because we trusted them. senator feinstein and i have teamed up to pass important legislation. the hutchison and feinstein overseas basing commission that studied the training capabilities and costs of overseas military bases to determine their value compared to american bases. this resulted in consolidation and closures that brought thousands of troops back to the united states where training and rapid deployment were superior. we passed the feinstein-hutchison breast cancer stamp bill. through voluntary purchase, has raised $72 million for breast cancer research. that was senator feinstein's idea. and senator feinstein and i took the amber alert for abducted children nationwide which has accounted for rescuing, documented almost 600 children since its passage. i rememb
self-centered diane feinstein's staff joined in my offices in the russell building. my chief of staff at the time gave him full access. one of senator feinstein's staff members commented on that, a republican office giving democrats a free range? but my chief of staff just said, they have full access because we trusted them. senator feinstein and i have teamed up to pass important legislation. the hutchison and feinstein overseas basing commission that studied the training capabilities and...
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russell crowe would have famous parties at his house, great sing alongs and everybody was there for everybody else. it was amazing. >> you seem to have regained the physique and weight i'm used to seeing you at. but you check out the beginning of this movie and it's very clear you lost a lot of weight to play jean valjean in the beginning. >> yes. one thing with film you can show that time that you can't show on stage. my wife gripped my hand, she was sort of worried for me. he wanted me to be unrecognizable in the beginning, which i did. but from the beginning to the end i had to put 30 pounds on. it was about a three to four-month shoot. it was the role of a lifetime. >> i was try iing to think, as was watching -- i know there are all kinds of beautiful trailers just out of camera's shot and you've got catering and all that stuff but it has an incredibly gritty feel to it. >> yes. >> the finished product. i wanted to purell throughout the entire movie. what was it like shooting in those scenes? >> it was cold. it was wet. tom is a stickler for reality, unfortunately. we pretty much lived it
russell crowe would have famous parties at his house, great sing alongs and everybody was there for everybody else. it was amazing. >> you seem to have regained the physique and weight i'm used to seeing you at. but you check out the beginning of this movie and it's very clear you lost a lot of weight to play jean valjean in the beginning. >> yes. one thing with film you can show that time that you can't show on stage. my wife gripped my hand, she was sort of worried for me. he...
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. >> russell burma is a staff writer for the hill. thank you. >> thank you. >> and you can go to our website c-span.org to read the letter that the president wrote to house rubble can survey. journal" iston goura live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. the greatest threat to national and economic security is dependent on foreign oil according to a new survey. -- report. >> this weekend on c-span 3, the city prepares to mark the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945. >> everybody has their own view of what happened. i do not want to argue. i think we are past that. my whole purpose for being here is to honor the dead and listen to to to accommodate what i can to say this as the happen again. >> we will be joined in washington to discuss meetings. >> the members of congress were told -- the committee also heard from advocacy groups in this hearing. >> the committee on oversight and government reform will come to order. this hearing on 1 in 88 children looks into the federal response of rising rates will come to order. americans have the rig
. >> russell burma is a staff writer for the hill. thank you. >> thank you. >> and you can go to our website c-span.org to read the letter that the president wrote to house rubble can survey. journal" iston goura live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. the greatest threat to national and economic security is dependent on foreign oil according to a new survey. -- report. >> this weekend on c-span 3, the city prepares to mark the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945....
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walter russell mead has introduced the distinction in the blue state and read state model and the political development. the parties are increasingly sorting themselves out into different states and regions. it can proceed to implement with respect to visions of social and economic policy. the blue state model, the space model, the administration from the new deal. it's based on the concept of the governments can underwrite working and middle class income by requiring the taxes and the public spending on education and health care, welfare and public employment. the red state model has implemented and various republican states the regime for lower taxes, lower public spending as a means of attracting business and promoting growth. california, illinois, new york, texas, arizona and indiana are types of the red state model. but when these tendencies are added up across the nation, they produce. as pointed out, the blue state modeled collapse because of the cross and the effect of the tax. this evolution the alignment between the two political parties to the beach controlling different jurisdic
walter russell mead has introduced the distinction in the blue state and read state model and the political development. the parties are increasingly sorting themselves out into different states and regions. it can proceed to implement with respect to visions of social and economic policy. the blue state model, the space model, the administration from the new deal. it's based on the concept of the governments can underwrite working and middle class income by requiring the taxes and the public...
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russell, i'll start with you. you're the only person here who was actually met adam. what kind of young man was he? what were your impressions? >> well, he was clearly a troubled child. we know that he had aspbergers. nancy mentioned that to me several times. he was very calm, very withdrawn, much like most kids with asbepbergers are. >> you talked to nancy about her son many times. what did she say about him? did she fear him at all? >> no, she never feared him. no. she was a really devoted mom to both her boys. and she always made herself available to adam and his needs. he came first, clearly, with her. >> did she talk about her struggles with him? >> yes. i mean, there were things, i guess, that were typical with people who have aspbergers. sometimes he would isolate himself, things like that. she was very conscious of how she would react to him. for an example, one time he was ill and she -- he just didn't want her in the room so she stayed outside all night of his bedroom on the carpet. he periodically would say, are you there? are you there? she would always sa
russell, i'll start with you. you're the only person here who was actually met adam. what kind of young man was he? what were your impressions? >> well, he was clearly a troubled child. we know that he had aspbergers. nancy mentioned that to me several times. he was very calm, very withdrawn, much like most kids with asbepbergers are. >> you talked to nancy about her son many times. what did she say about him? did she fear him at all? >> no, she never feared him. no. she was a...
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next up, russell in california. russell, you are next. >> yes, hello? >> you are on the air make sure your mute your television. go ahead with your comments. >> yes, i'm really sad to hear about what happened today. but you know something, in a place like chicago this happens in drive-by shootings, because the availability of guns. it is not a big story. but now that it happens in a place like newtown, connecticut where the victims are -- how should i say of a different skin color, it's big news all day long. >> the president alluded to shootings in chicago in his statement. let's go to florida to hear from karen. >> hi. i am a teacher and it greatly, greatly saddens me to hear of the incident today. but i must say the early caller who said, the individual that said the adults were armed that this situation would no happened. i disagree. my opinion after teaching x amount of years that our system fails our children, the parents -- a good majority of parents nowadays fail their children. they expect the teachers to raise their children. the school system
next up, russell in california. russell, you are next. >> yes, hello? >> you are on the air make sure your mute your television. go ahead with your comments. >> yes, i'm really sad to hear about what happened today. but you know something, in a place like chicago this happens in drive-by shootings, because the availability of guns. it is not a big story. but now that it happens in a place like newtown, connecticut where the victims are -- how should i say of a different skin...
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also want to thank senator carden, senator russell, senator alexander. we have had numerous meetings. as we have seen this looming crisis appear on the horizon. right now, the country's attention and that of the media is on the fiscal cliff, and i understand that. economy of the nation and the world may be at stake here. i think that sooner or later, there will be some kind of an agreement. will we are talking about here is a fundamental change in the ruling, the possibility of a fundamental change in the way the senate does business peeping basically changing the rules of the senate from either 60 votes, sometimes 67, to 51 votes, which would make as no different than the house of representatives, and of course would reduce us in many respects not to irrelevance in the minority party. here is the problem. on one side, the majority leader and the democrats are frustrated by their inability to move forward with legislation. every time there is an opposition to a motion to proceed, which takes days and then they proceed, and that has made the united states
also want to thank senator carden, senator russell, senator alexander. we have had numerous meetings. as we have seen this looming crisis appear on the horizon. right now, the country's attention and that of the media is on the fiscal cliff, and i understand that. economy of the nation and the world may be at stake here. i think that sooner or later, there will be some kind of an agreement. will we are talking about here is a fundamental change in the ruling, the possibility of a fundamental...